Preliminary Assignments: (10 points) Prepare and submit before the first night of class


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Here are two in-depth investigations that you need to prepare in advance of class that guide our first two days of course content. These investigations take approximately 5 hours total and replace our second Friday evening of face-to-face time. Students organize their thinking around these two investigations by responding to an online discussion attached to each investigation page.


Investigation #1 - Alternate Assessment Mandates and Tools

Investigation #2 - Backwards Instructional Design and Common Core Curriculum

Each discussion is paired with essential questions to address and is worth 5 points.


Total points possible for both discussions = 10 points.




The third assignment that needs to be completed prior to class is Deb Hand's Preliminary Investigation.